SSN is a digest of the day's soccer/football/futbol articles with a focus on the top European leagues and the United States National Team. Below, you’ll find links to articles and video, as well as additional features and commentary. We locate the top news of the day so you can stay updated with ease.

Friday, September 25, 2015

There goes another one, folks! The week is done and dusted (it was fun!) and we've a weekend of fantastic footie to look forward to. Before we focus on the pitch, let's take a gander at SPECTRE FIFA and Sepp Blatter. The Swiss are on him like white on rice. Nice! Now, then...

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Don't you love weeks like this? The matches come Fast and Furious and the action is fantastic. We had another thriller at White Hart Lane, a shock to the system for Barcelona, and a first-ever point in Serie A for Frosinone. Against the champions, no less. Let's get going, beginning in England, where the pressure is mounting on Brendan Rodgers...

The 1995-1996 Premier League season was a big one for The Editor. The opportunity to watch loads of matches was a glorious (and lucky) thing. Glorious, too, was the Newcastle side from that season. Martin Hardy looks back at the 1995 Newcastle entertainers.

In Spain yesterday, Atlético Madrid won to go top to the table (for the moment). And Moe's Real Sociedad also got the much needed three points. Today, Barcelona and Real Madrid both go on the road and face Celta Vigo and Athletic Bilbao, respectively.

Podcast!Today's Football Weekly features James Richardson officiating between Michael Cox and Owen Gibson with Barry Glendenning acting as peacekeeper. Or something like that. We begin the brouhaha at the Bridge, where Chelsea beat and riled Arsenal for the umpteenth time, and the record books will show that Diego Costa didn't commit a single foul. Arsenal head to Tottenham in the League Cup next - how long until it turns ugly for Arsène Wenger again? Next, we discuss West Ham's victory against Manchester City and Liverpool's insipid display at home to Norwich, before moving onto the plights of Newcastle and Sunderland, who look set to be fighting over the wooden spoon for the rest of the season. Finally, we hear from Ewan Murray about the team that's made the best start to a season anywhere in Europe - yes, it's everything you ever wanted to know about Aberdeen!

Monday, September 21, 2015

Hey now! How about that? A couple of red cards in the Chelsea/Arsenal clash, Napoli are firing on all cylinders, Martial is already paying off his massive fee, Totti scored his 300th goal, two goals from Messi and Barcelona are still perfect, both Milan teams are winning again, Real Madrid could only edge Granada at home, and Juventus finally won. Woof! Let's begin with the tons and tons of fallout in the Premier League, shall we?

Meanwhile, down in France, Mathieu Valbuena returned to his old stadium in Marseille with Lyon for the first time since leaving a few years back. The Marseille fans were none too pleased. Here's a European Wrap that includes the suspension of the Marseille/Lyon fixture.